Australian households are taking on much bigger mortgages than they were 15 years ago. And our incomes haven’t kept up, either.
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The challenge is whether the RBA can bring inflation under control without causing a recession.
In a stubbornly male dominated field, how brilliant did a woman have to be to succeed?
We asked two independent economists to give snapshots of our economic health – or lack of it.
With no clear plan to curb government spending in the US or in Australia, investors are pushing up interest rates to decade highs.
The housing market matters for the broader economy. The RBA will be watching closely before it makes another interest rate move.
Let’s unpack how interest rates actually work. Then try the RBA’s quiz to see how well you understand the economy.
The latest figures show petrol prices are down – but nearly everything else is still rising.
There’s no sign of interest rate cuts on the horizon, with inflation still far too high for comfort.
The central bank has also forecast higher inflation and slower economic growth.
The Reserve Bank will make the call next Tuesday. It’s expected to raise rates to crack down on inflation, before it becomes entrenched.
One of the biggest risks for central banks is that worries about higher inflation become embedded in people’s thinking.
The second rate hike this year will add another $100 a month to the average mortgage, just as fuel prices are surging.
The Reserve Bank’s decision to raise interest rates was aimed at taming inflation. Is there a better alternative?
Government spending – federal, state and local – grew by less than consumer spending and business investment last year.
The RBA will be hoping Australians respond to this rate rise in three ways: spending less, saving more and not asking for big wage rises.
A modest move on rates now could reduce the chance of more aggressive action later.
Are recent gains against the US dollar just a blip – or the start of a new trend? A former Reserve Bank economist explains what to keep an eye on for the year ahead.
A horror stretch starting in 2020 saw an entire decade of real wage growth reversed in just three years. It’s a long way back up yet.
We’ve been warned of a looming AI ‘jobpocalypse’ for years. But many Australian businesses are still figuring out how to make the technology useful.
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Economics, Monash University
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Senior lecturer, Canberra School of Government, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, School of Economics, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Research School of Economics, and Research Associate, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of Finance, The University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Professor, Swinburne University of Technology
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Industry Professor, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor of Economics (Griffith University) and Teaching Associate (University of Queensland), Griffith University
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Visiting Fellow, Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre, Macquarie University
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Honorary Associate Professor in the School of History, Research School of Social Sciences, Australian National University
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Program Director, Trade and Investment, United States Studies Centre, University of Sydney
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Dean of Business School, University of Southern Queensland